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The annual Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement recognise New Zealand writers who have made a notable contribution to New Zealand literature in the genres of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. New Zealanders are invited to submit a nomination. Read more
Amount:
$60,000 in each category
Closing dates:
3 Jul 2020
Artforms funded:
Closed applications
This fund supports artists and organisations to provide opportunities for young people aged 10-14 to participate in high-quality arts activities. It's aimed at developing creative potential, focusing on under-represented communities. Read more
Amount:
Up to $65,000
Closing dates:
14 Feb 2020
Artforms funded:
An Arts Continuity Grant is offered to support a short-term arts project, or the stage of a project, that can be delivered within a changed and evolving environment as a result of COVID-19. Projects can include the creation and/or presentation of new work. Existing projects submitted to our suspended funds can be reframed and resubmitted. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis with weekly decision-making. Read more
Amount:
Up to $50,000
Closing dates:
29 May 2020
Artforms funded:
This fund supports young people aged 15-25 to lead high quality arts projects by, with and/or for other young people with a focus on participation and/or access for young people from under-represented communities. Read more
Amount:
Up to $10,000
Closing dates:
14 Feb 2020
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Wild Creations offers artists the opportunity to engage in a Department of Conservation experience. The selected artists will create new work that tells the conservation story and enriches New Zealanders’ lives through connection to our nature and heritage. Read more
Amount:
$36,000 supporting at least two projects
Closing dates:
6 Dec 2019
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Each year Creative New Zealand provides funding to city and district councils for distributing in their area. The scheme supports more than 1,800 projects every year. Applications are made directly to your local council and closing dates vary. Read more
Amount:
Mostly under $2,000
Closing dates:
7 Jul 2015
Artforms funded:
This fund supports the creation and presentation of collaborative projects between artists and practitioners from New Zealand and targeted territories in Asia. This opportunity is only open to applicants who have completed stage one. Read more
Amount:
Total budget of $100,000
Closing dates:
1 Nov 2019
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The annual Louis Johnson New Writer's Bursary provides a stipend that enables a published writer or playwright at an early stage of their career to create a new work. Read more
Amount:
Varies
Closing dates:
28 Feb 2020
Artforms funded:
Supporting projects by arts organisations that engage with Māori, Pacific and Asian communities in the Auckland Region. This is a partnership between Creative New Zealand and Foundation North. Read more
Amount:
up to $100,000
Closing dates:
7 Feb 2020
Artforms funded:
The first phase of the Short-term Relief for Investment Clients provides emergency support for existing investment clients to survive the impact of COVID-19, maintain their key people and in some cases support the broader ecology of freelance practitioners until 30 June 2020. Investment clients are the 83 arts organisations currently receiving multi-year funding via the Tōtara and Kahikatea investment programmes. Given the rapidly changing circumstances this will continue to be reassessed. Read more
Amount:
There is no maximum amount, but organisations should request the minimum amount needed from Creative New Zealand in order for the organisation to regain stability or remain stable until 30 June 2020.
Closing dates:
31 May 2020
Artforms funded:
We have suspended all funding programmes currently open, due to open or with applications being assessed. See our news for more information on our response to COVID-19. The purpose of the Ngā Toi ā Rohe – Arts in the Regions Fund is to provide an incentive for local and regional stakeholders to invest, as partners, in the development and presentation of new local arts activity outside the main centres of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Read more
Amount:
Up to $150,000 per application
Closing dates:
1 May 2019
Artforms funded:
We have suspended all funding programmes currently open, due to open or with applications being assessed. See our news for more information on our response to COVID-19. This fund supports the development of new, high-quality New Zealand work for presentation in targeted territories in Asia. Read more
Amount:
$200,000 for this funding round
Closing dates:
8 May 2019
Artforms funded:
We have suspended all funding programmes currently open, due to open or with applications being assessed. See our news for more information on our response to COVID-19. Arts Grants offer short-term project funding for New Zealand artists, arts practitioners and arts organisations. This funding enables more sustainable careers, encourages innovation and the development of arts practice, and provides opportunities for diverse communities to access the arts. **Note that all funds now close at 1pm.** Read more
Amount:
Two Streams: $10,000 to $75,000 closes 28 February 2020, Up to $10,000 closes 3 April 2020
Closing dates:
3 Apr 2019
Artforms funded:
The prestigious Berlin Writer's Residency is offered biennially for an established New Zealand writer to work on an approved project in Berlin, Germany for up to eleven months. Read more
Amount:
$40,000
Closing dates:
10 Mar 2017
Artforms funded:
To support New Zealand artists and practitioners, across all art forms, to research and scope collaborative projects with artists and practitioners in targeted territories in Asia. Read more
Amount:
A maximum of $6,000 per application
Closing dates:
19 Oct 2018
Artforms funded:
An Emergency Relief Grant is a contribution towards loss of income between 1 March and 30 June due to COVID-19. This grant is a lump sum top-up of the WINZ COVID-19 Wage Subsidy to align with Creative New Zealand’s policy to pay artists and arts practitioners fairly. Applicants to this fund must have successfully applied to the COVID-19 WINZ Wage Subsidy. The Creative New Zealand Emergency Relief fund is available for eligible independent artists and arts practitioners, and members of arts organisations (including groups and collectives). Read more
Amount:
Amount varies depending on the individual subsidy received from WINZ.
Closing dates:
29 May 2020
Artforms funded:
Selected arts organisations can apply for funding towards the salary costs of a fundraising staff placement. Support for organisations based in the Auckland region and Northland is through a partnership between Creative New Zealand and Foundation North. Read more
Amount:
Up to $50,000 per successful applicant
Closing dates:
7 Feb 2020
Artforms funded:
The annual Todd New Writer's Bursary allows a promising published writer or presented playwright, at an early stage of their career, to work on an approved project. Read more
Amount:
$20,000
Closing dates:
6 Sep 2019
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We have suspended all funding programmes currently open, due to open or with applications being assessed. See our news for more information on our response to COVID-19. This fund supports high-quality arts projects focusing on women from diverse cultural backgrounds who contribute or have contributed to progressing women's rights in Aotearoa. Read more
Amount:
Up to $20,000
Closing dates:
24 Apr 2019
Artforms funded:
This fund supports established organisations that want to provide opportunities for people aged 15-25 to engage in high-quality arts experiences with a focus on under-represented communities. Read more
Amount:
Up to $65,000
Closing dates:
14 Feb 2020
Artforms funded:
The fellowship is awarded every two years to an established New Zealand writer from any literary genre, with a significant publication record, to work on a major project. Read more
Amount:
Up to $100,000 over two years
Closing dates:
29 Mar 2019
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The Moana Community Grants support and develop Pacific heritage arts (artistic expressions and forms reflecting a particular Pasifika cultural tradition) in regional towns and communities outside of Auckland and Wellington. Read more
Amount:
Up to $10,000
Closing dates:
1 Feb 2019
Artforms funded:
Deadline extended to 1 May 2020. This fund supports clients in our Toi Tōtara Haemata and Toi Uru Kahikatea programmes to diversify their income, increase support from donors and business partners and develop their fundraising capability. It is part of the Arts Philanthropy and Partnerships Programme for investment clients. Read more
Amount:
Up to $20,000 per applicant
Closing dates:
1 May 2020
Artforms funded:
We have suspended all funding programmes currently open, due to open or with applications being assessed. See our news for more information on our response to COVID-19. The Innovation Fund is a three-year initiative designed to support clients of Creative New Zealand’s Toi Tōtara Haemata and Toi Uru Kahikatea programmes to build innovation into their regular practice. Read more
Amount:
Up to $100,000
Closing dates:
24 Apr 2019
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